I was raised in a household that was a mix of Christianity and Native American shamanism. I started to present my gifts when I was between eleven and thirteen, and it was accepted. My parents talked openly about people who had various abilities. And one of the things that was stressed was that you don't charge money for it. Trade is fair, but you don't go into it looking to make money off the people you're supposed to be helping. Books, courses, art, the like, is fine, but they considered people that would charge extremely high prices to be despicable and often frauds.
Myself, I'm... ehh. It does take time/effort/energy to do the work of any practitioner, but I'm incredibly uncomfortable with the idea of charging significant amounts of money too. Barter does not bother me, neither does doing other things that aren't directly asking someone who needs help, and may need it badly, for money.
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I was raised in a household that was a mix of Christianity and Native American shamanism. I started to present my gifts when I was between eleven and thirteen, and it was accepted. My parents talked openly about people who had various abilities. And one of the things that was stressed was that you don't charge money for it. Trade is fair, but you don't go into it looking to make money off the people you're supposed to be helping. Books, courses, art, the like, is fine, but they considered people that would charge extremely high prices to be despicable and often frauds.
Myself, I'm... ehh. It does take time/effort/energy to do the work of any practitioner, but I'm incredibly uncomfortable with the idea of charging significant amounts of money too. Barter does not bother me, neither does doing other things that aren't directly asking someone who needs help, and may need it badly, for money.